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20080219559 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method and Information Processing Program - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus for carrying out an information registration process to register preference information of a user for an item determined in advance. The information processing apparatus including: image feature quantity extraction means; an object image feature quantity database; an object image preference information database; matching image detection means; and preference information acquisition means. | 09-11-2008 |
20130016856 | AUDIO DEVICEAANM Koike; HiroyukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Koike; Hiroyuki Kanagawa JP - Disclosed is an audio device that plays back compressed audio signals that can be sufficiently comfortable to be audible even in a play back environment with improved acoustic quality. In order to correct a weak signal component near a frequency with a high output level of a compressed audio, weak-signal component adding unit ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130179456 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER- READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECORDING OR RECOMMENDING CONTENT - A program vector can represent attributes of a program to be generated. EPG data can be received, and metadata necessary for generation of a program vector PP can be extracted from the EPG data. A morphological analysis can be carried out on contents and title included in the metadata to disassemble the contents and the title into words. Items included in the metadata can be subjected to a vector creation process to generate the program vector PP. An effect vector can be extracted on the basis of a genre of a program associated with the metadata. The extracted effect vector can be associated with the generated program vector PP and the processing can be ended. This can be applied to a distribution server for distributing contents. | 07-11-2013 |
20130346410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein are an information processing apparatus and method, a program, and a recording medium, in which a content is recommended to each user on the basis of even the metadata that is assigned with no classification. A metadata analysis block resolves metadata acquired by a metadata acquisition block into components. A dictionary data generation block generates dictionary data in which genre is correlated with keyword and each component. An associated-information database generation block references the dictionary data to assign genre to the metadata which are assigned with no genre, thereby generating an associated-information database of content. An associated-information search block references the dictionary data to identify a genre from a keyword of interest data to search for associated information, thereby recommending content to the user. The present invention is applicable to personal computers or HDD recorders. | 12-26-2013 |
20140351270 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing method is disclosed which includes the steps of: (a) calculating levels of similarity between a standard form vector as a comparison basis vector and each of a plurality of item characteristic vectors of the standard form which are characteristic of a plurality of items, the standard form vector being made up of N components individually representative of N attributes of each of the plurality of items, N being an integer of at least 1, step (a) further determining as the items to be recommended to a user a plurality of items corresponding to the item characteristic vectors of which the level of similarity satisfies a first condition; (b) determining one of the N attributes of the plurality of recommended items determined in step (a) as a common recommendation reason common to the plurality of recommended items when the determined attribute satisfies a second condition; and (c) controlling presentation to the user of either the plurality of recommended items determined in step (a) or information about the recommended items, together with the common recommendation reason determined in step (b). | 11-27-2014 |
20150178379 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECORDING OR RECOMMENDING CONTENT - A program vector can represent attributes of a program to be generated. EPG data can be received, and metadata necessary for generation of a program vector PP can be extracted from the EPG data. A morphological analysis can be carried out on contents and title included in the metadata to disassemble the contents and the title into words. Items included in the metadata can be subjected to a vector creation process to generate the program vector PP. An effect vector can be extracted on the basis of a genre of a program associated with the metadata. The extracted effect vector can be associated with the generated program vector PP and the processing can be ended. This can be applied to a distribution server for distributing contents. | 06-25-2015 |
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20090317124 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a cleaning device of the image forming apparatus, the method includes: applying a liquid material to an area outer than an edge located at an end portion of a toner accommodating portion in the longitudinal direction of a toner removing member, wherein the liquid material is applied so as to satisfy one of the predetermined conditions. | 12-24-2009 |
20110234788 | ASSEMBLY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An assembly inspection apparatus includes a marker having four or more unit pattern marks which are provided, at a predetermined positional relationship, in a portion of an assembly component to be put into a receiving assembly component and which are formed in such a way that a density pattern sequentially changes from a center position to a periphery of the pattern mark; an imaging tool that is disposed opposite the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component and that captures an image of the marker; a layout information recognition block that recognizes layout information about a position and an attitude of the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component by use of at least imaging information about the marker whose image has been captured by the imaging tool; and an assembly inspection block that inspects whether or not a superior assembly state is achieved. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234789 | RECEIVING ASSEMBLY COMPONENT RECOGNITION STRUCTURE, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT USE THE STRUCTURE - A structure for recognizing a receiving assembly component, comprising:
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20110235054 | ARTICLE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND ARTICLE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An article recognition apparatus includes a marker having four or more unit pattern marks which are provided at a predetermined positional relationship on an article to be recognized and which are formed in such a way that a density pattern sequentially changes from a center position to a periphery of the pattern marker. The article recognition apparatus also includes an imaging tool that is disposed opposite the article to be recognized and that captures an image of the marker; a supporting mechanism that supports the imaging tool so as to enable setting of the imaging tool at least at a non-face-up measurement position; and a layout information recognition block that recognizes layout information about a position and an attitude of the article to be recognized. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235852 | STRUCTURE FOR RECOGNIZING ARTICLE TO BE COLLECTED, AND COLLECTION INFORMATION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND COLLECTION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT USE THE STRUCTURE - A structure for recognizing an article to be collected includes a recognition reference plane that is provided in a part of a holding base which holds the article to be collected with a predetermined positional relationship and that serves as a reference used for recognizing layout information about a position and an attitude of the holding base. The structure also includes a recognition indicator element which is placed on the recognition reference plane in such a way that an imaging tool captures an image of the recognition indicator element and which has four or more unit pattern marks at a predetermined positional relationship, in which each of the unit pattern marks is formed such that a density pattern sequentially changes with an increasing distance from a center position toward a periphery of the mark. | 09-29-2011 |
20110317173 | POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - A position measuring device includes a plurality of concave marks, a light source portion, a light receiving portion, and a concave portion measuring portion. The concave marks are formed on an external wall of an object to be a measuring target. Each of the plurality of the concave marks includes a plurality of concave portions disposed on a concentric circle with a preset concave mark central position to be a center of the concentric circle. The concave portions are provided so that densities of the concave portions become lower as distances from the concave mark central position become longer in each of the concave marks. The light source portion irradiates the object with an irradiating light. The light receiving portion receives a reflected light from the object, the refracted light being originated from the irradiating light. The concave portion measuring portion measures each three-dimensional position of the concave marks. | 12-29-2011 |
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20100308421 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The size of a semiconductor device is reduced. A semiconductor chip in which a power MOSFET is placed above a semiconductor chip in which another power MOSFET is formed and they are sealed with an encapsulation resin portion. The semiconductor chips are so arranged that the upper semiconductor chip does not overlap with the area positioned directly above a gate pad electrode of the lower semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chips are identical in size and the respective source pad electrodes and gate pad electrodes of the lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are identical in shape and arrangement. The lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are arranged with their respective centers displaced from each other. | 12-09-2010 |
20110215400 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP | 09-08-2011 |
20130043576 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP | 02-21-2013 |
20130127032 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To prevent, in a resin-sealed type semiconductor package, generation of cracks in a die bonding material used for mounting of a semiconductor chip. A semiconductor chip is mounted over the upper surface of a die pad via a die bonding material, followed by sealing with an insulating resin. The top surface of the die pad to be brought into contact with the insulating resin is surface-roughened, while the bottom surface of the die pad and an outer lead portion are not surface-roughened. | 05-23-2013 |
20130256860 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a technology enabling the improvement of the reliability of a semiconductor device manufactured by physically fixing separately formed chip mounting portion and lead frame. A feature of an embodiment resides in that, a second junction portion formed in a suspension lead is fitted into a first junction portion formed in a chip mounting portion, thereby to physically fix the chip mounting portion and the suspension lead. Specifically, the first junction portion is formed of a concave part disposed in the surface of the chip mounting portion. The second junction portion forms a part of the suspension lead. | 10-03-2013 |
20140367739 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor device and an electronic device are improved in performances by supporting a large current. An emitter terminal protrudes from a first side of a sealing body, and signal terminals protrude from a second sides of the sealing body. Namely, the side of the sealing body from which the emitter terminal protrudes and the side of the sealing body from which the signal terminals protrude are different. More particularly, the signal terminals protrude from the side of the sealing body opposite the side thereof from which the emitter terminal protrudes. Further, a second semiconductor chip including a diode formed therein is mounted over a first surface of a chip mounting portion in such a manner as to be situated between the emitter terminal and the a first semiconductor chip including an IGBT formed therein in plan view. | 12-18-2014 |
20150187606 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a technology enabling the improvement of the reliability of a semiconductor device manufactured by physically fixing separately formed chip mounting portion and lead frame. A feature of an embodiment resides in that, a second junction portion formed in a suspension lead is fitted into a first junction portion formed in a chip mounting portion, thereby to physically fix the chip mounting portion and the suspension lead. Specifically, the first junction portion is formed of a concave part disposed in the surface of the chip mounting portion. The second junction portion forms a part of the suspension lead. | 07-02-2015 |
20150325506 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a technology enabling the improvement of the reliability of a semiconductor device manufactured by physically fixing separately formed chip mounting portion and lead frame. A feature of an embodiment resides in that, a second junction portion formed in a suspension lead is fitted into a first junction portion formed in a chip mounting portion, thereby to physically fix the chip mounting portion and the suspension lead. Specifically, the first junction portion is formed of a concave part disposed in the surface of the chip mounting portion. The second junction portion forms a part of the suspension lead. | 11-12-2015 |
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20080236367 | MUSICAL PIECE EXTRACTION PROGRAM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a musical piece extraction program stored in a computer-readable storage medium, the program causing a computer to perform a process including the steps of, detecting a musical piece likeliness of each of pieces of processing-unit data that constitute input audio data, based on a result of the detection of the musical piece likeliness, identifying a musical piece candidate section within the audio data, based on the musical piece candidate section and musical piece information acquired from an external server, determining a musical piece section within the audio data, and recording the musical piece information onto a recording medium so as to be associated with the musical piece section. | 10-02-2008 |
20080298890 | Interior part mounting clip - According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an interior part mounting clip for mounting an interior part on a panel member including: a pin portion having a smaller external diameter than the internal diameter of a mounting hole formed in a frame-shaped mounting seat formed on the interior part and inserted into and made movable in the mounting hole; a head portion formed at one end of the pin portion and engaging with the mounting seat; and a stem portion formed at the other end of the pin portion and engaging with an engaging hole formed in the panel member. The head portion includes at least three protrusions protruding radially outward of the pin portion, and an outer frame mounted in a manner to be elastically displaced relative to the pin portion through a plurality of elastic portions extending radially outward from the portions of the pin portion between the protrusions. The outer circumference of the outer frame abuts against the inner circumference of the frame-shaped mounting seat and engages with the circumferential edge of the mounting hole. | 12-04-2008 |
20100293761 | CLIP - A clip is provided which can be brought into engagement with a mounting hole with a relatively low insertion force and which can be pulled out of the mounting hole for reuse. This clip includes a flange portion | 11-25-2010 |
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20120059030 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a heterocycle derivative having a superior amyloid β production inhibitory activity and/or a superior γ-secretase modulation activity, and use thereof. A compound represented by the formula (I): | 03-08-2012 |
20120142672 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a heterocycle derivative having a superior amyloid β production inhibitory activity and use thereof. | 06-07-2012 |
20130090341 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides a compound useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like, or a salt thereof. | 04-11-2013 |
20130178497 | FUSED TRIAZOLES FOR THE TREATMENT OR PROPHYLAXIS OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT - The present invention provides a heterocycle derivative having a superior amyloid β production inhibitory activity and/or a superior γ-secretase modulation activity, and use thereof. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof. | 07-11-2013 |
20140011849 | TRICYCLIC COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula | 01-09-2014 |
20140088118 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides a compound useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like, or a salt thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088146 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides a compound useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like, or a salt thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
20140350260 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a heterocycle derivative having a superior amyloid β production inhibitory activity and/or a superior γ-secretase modulation activity, and use thereof. A compound represented by the formula (I): | 11-27-2014 |
20150266872 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND - The present invention provides a compound or a salt thereof useful for an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative disease and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula | 09-24-2015 |
20150315209 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND - An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior CH24H inhibitory action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula: | 11-05-2015 |
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20090245752 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CHARACTER INFORMATION ASSOCIATION METHOD AND CHARACTER INFORMATION ASSOCIATION PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to image a subject and output an imaged picture; a picture recording unit configured to record pictures; a playback unit configured to play back a recorded picture recorded in the picture recording unit;
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20090303178 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method. | 12-10-2009 |
20120147242 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20130222665 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method. | 08-29-2013 |
20130293757 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit. | 11-07-2013 |
20140082564 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit. | 03-20-2014 |
20140240574 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method. | 08-28-2014 |
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20120112400 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device including a pair of first rotating members; a first transport path having a curved portion where a recording medium is curved, the first transport path being for transporting the recording medium to which the image is fixed by the pair of first rotating members; a first transporting section including a pair of second rotating members provided downstream from the curved portion of the first transport path; and a controller that controls so that, while the recording medium is interposed between the pair of first rotating members and the pair of second rotating members, a peripheral velocity of the second rotating members and a peripheral velocity of the first rotating members are reduced at the same time, or the peripheral velocity of the second rotating members is reduced before reducing the peripheral velocity of the first rotating members. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a transporting section including a transport path for transporting a recording medium; an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording medium that is transported at the transporting section; a fixing device that fixes the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit while heating the image; and a controller that performs control so that Pw05-10-2012 | |
20120114356 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a fixing device that fixes the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit while nipping and transporting the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit; a transporting section provided downstream from the fixing device in a direction of transportation of the recording medium, the transporting section nipping and transporting the recording medium; and a controller that performs control for changing a transporting velocity of the fixing device and a transporting velocity of the transporting section on the basis of information used for triggering a change in the transporting velocity of the fixing device when the recording medium is held by the fixing device and the transporting section. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114357 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a fixing device that nips the recording medium and that rotates at a first peripheral velocity, to transport the recording medium, and to fix the image to the recording medium; a transport path; a first transporting section that rotates at a second peripheral velocity, and nips and transports the recording medium to which the image is fixed; a second transporting section that rotates at a third peripheral velocity, and nips and transports the recording medium to which the image is fixed; a detecting unit that detects a move-out timing; and a controller that controls a peripheral velocity of the second transporting section so as to be greater than the third peripheral velocity and less than the second peripheral velocity in accordance with the timing detected by the detecting unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20150097333 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming system includes a feed section, a transport section, a transport position adjuster, and a load-position moving unit. The feed section feeds a sheet. The transport section transports the sheet fed from the feed section. The transport position adjuster adjusts a position of the sheet in an intersecting direction that intersects with a transport direction of the sheet transported by the transport section. The load-position moving unit moves the position, in the intersecting direction, of the sheet loaded in the feed section so as to reduce an adjustment amount by which the position is adjusted in the intersecting direction by the transport position adjuster if the adjustment amount is larger than a predetermined amount. | 04-09-2015 |